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Research Projects Subjects of Investigation at this Location

Each ARS research project has related subjects of investigation.  Listed below are the subjects of investigation currently conducted at this location.

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Subjects of Investigation
Air
Alfalfa
Almond
Animal research, general
Apple
Arboreta and botanical gardens
Atmosphere, general/other
Bacteria
Barley
Beans (dry)
Beans (fresh, fresh-processed)
Bedding/garden plants
Beef cattle, general/other
Beef cattle, live animal
Berries and cane fruits, other
Blueberry
Cheese
Cherry
Citrus, general/other
Climate
Cocoa
Coffee
Cole crops (includes cabbage, kale, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cauliflower,
Corn (for sweetcorn use 1480)
Cotton, other
Cranberry
Cross-commodity research--multiple animal species
Cross-commodity research--multiple crops
Cucumber
Cucurbits, other (includes pumpkin, squash, gourd)
Dairy cattle, general/other
Dairy cattle, live animal
Deciduous and small fruits, general/other
Deciduous tree fruits, other
Drainage and irrigation facilities and systems
Economy, general/other
Edible tree nuts, general/other
Egg-type chicken, live animal
Eggs
Experimental design and statistical methods
Fertilizers
Fiber crops, general/other
Food (not readily associated with specific plant and animal products)
Fungi (includes yeast)
General Commodity
General technology
Goats, meat and mohair
Grain crops, general/other (includes buckwheat, millet, triticale)
Grain sorghum
Grapefruit
Grapes, other
Greens and leafy vegetables (includes endive, lettuce, spinach)
Hard red winter wheat
Hemp
Herbaceous perennials and decorative greens
Honey bees
Individuals (as workers, consumers, members of society)
Insects
Laboratory animals
Leguminous vegetables, other
Lentil
Meat, beef cattle
Meat, dairy cattle
Meat, sheep
Meat, swine
Meat-type chicken, live animal
Melons (includes cantaloupe, muskmelon, watermelon)
Microorganisms, general/other
Milk
Miscellaneous and new crops, general/other
Narcotic plants
Nectarine
Nematodes
Oilseed and oil crops, general/other
Onion, garlic, leek, shallot
Orange
Ornamental trees and shrubs
Ornamentals and turf, general/other (includes cacti)
Other animals, general
Other beef cattle products
Other bees (non-Apis bees)
Other cultured finfish
Other non-bee pollinators, general
Other poultry products
Other swine products
Oysters
Papaya
Parks and urban green space
Pasture
Pasture and forage crops, general/other
Peach
Peanut
Pear
Peas (dry)
People and communities, general/other
Peppers
Perennial grasses, other
Pesticides (includes herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, etc.)
Plant research, general
Plum
Potato
Potted plants
Poultry meat
Poultry, general/other
Protozoa
Raisin grapes
Rangelands and grasslands, general
Rangelands, other
Raspberry
Remote sensing equipment and technology
Research equipment and methods, general/other
Rice
Salmon
Seeds and other plant propagules
Sheep, live animal
Soil
Soil and land, general
Soybean
Spiders, mites, ticks, and other arthropods
Strawberry
Sugar beet
Sugar cane
Sugar crops, general/other
Sweet potato
Sweetcorn
Swine, live animal
Table grapes
Tea
The family and its members
The farm as an enterprise
Tomato
Trees, forests, and forest products, general
Tropical/subtropical fruit, general/other
Trout
Turf (includes bentgrass, bermudagrass, bluegrass, dichondra, fescue)
Turkey, live animal
Upland cotton
Vegetables, general/other
Viroids, mycoplasmas, spiroplasmas, etc.
Viruses
Warm season perennial grasses (includes dallisgrass, bluestems)
Water resources
Watersheds
Watersheds and river basins, general
Weather
Weeds
Wetland and riparian systems
Wheat, other
Wine grapes
Winter annual legumes (includes subterranean clover, arrowleaf clover)
Wool fiber
Research Projects within Food (not readily associated with specific plant and animal products)
item Advanced Technology for Rapid Comprehensive Analysis of the Chemical Components of Foods
item Agricultural Vulnerability Assessment for the Northeast
item Analytic II Prebiotics, Carbohydrates and Dietary Fiber
item Assessing Environmental, Economic, Health, and Social Effects of Northeastern Food Systems
item Composition of Meats and Meat Products
item Comprehensive Analysis of Food Energy and Bioactive Secondary Metabolites in Foods
item Connecting Social And Environmental Characteristics To Soil Health On New England Farms
item Development and Validation of Predictive Models and Pathogen Modeling Programs; and Data Acquisition for International Microbial Databases
item Development of a Survey Course for Chemometrics and Data Handling for Analysts
item Development of Analytical and Chemometric Methods for Identification and Authentication of Foods and Botanical Supplements
item Development of Analytical and Chemometric Methods for Identification and Authentication of Foods and Botanical Supplements
item Development of Databases on Composition of U.S. Foods
item Diet Quality and Physical Activity for Healthy Aging and Chronic Disease Mitigation
item Economic and Environmental Analysis of Expanding New York and New England Beef Cattle Production
item Farm to Table Factors: Impact of Production, Processing, and Preparation on Food Composition
item Food Buying Guide (FBG) for Child Nutrition Programs: Food Yield Studies and Food Component Analyses, Phase II
item Food Composition and Food Yields in FNS Nutrition Programs
item Food Composition Research for FoodData Central and Database Expansion of Foundation Foods
item Food Data Research and Impact of Processing on Nutrients of Public Health Importance
item Food Yield and Composition
item FoodData Central
item Foodomics: New Tools for Food Composition
item Glutathione, Mono- and Di-saccharides, Oligosaccharides in Foods
item Glycomic and Proteomic Maps of Foods
item Glycomic and Proteomic Maps of Foods
item Glycoprofiling of Oligosaccharides in Foods
item High Resolution Mass Spectral Database for Herbs and Foods
item Impact of Diet on the Aging Brain and Sensory Systems to Improve Healthspan
item Improving Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability of Animal-based Food Systems in the Northeast States in a Manner that Enhances Nutrition and Public Health
item Improving Food Systems in the New England States to Enhance Small Farm Sustainability, Value-Added Processing, and Public Nutrition and Health
item Increasing Small-Farm Viability, Sustainable Production and Human Nutrition in Plant-Based Food Systems of the New England States
item Increasing Small-Farm Viability, Sustainable Production and Human Nutrition in the Local Food Systems of the New England States
item Investigation of Iodine, Purines, Glucosinolate and Nitrates/Nitrites in Foods
item Investigation of Iodine, Purines, Glucosinolate and Nitrates/Nitrites in Foods
item Investigation of Iodine, Purines, Glucosinolate and Nitrates/Nitrites in Foods
item Laboratory Support for Analysis of Foods for FoodData Central (FDC)
item Leading the Way to the Future of GC-MS in Food Safety Analysis
item Metabolic and Molecular Mechanisms of Healthspan
item Method and Database Development and Validation for Dietary Supplements
item Methods for Chemical Authentication of Botanical Supplements and Ingredients
item Modeling Fresh Produce Supply Chain Systems in the Northeast US
item Modernization of the Child Nutrition Database (CNDB) and Integration with USDA FoodData Central
item National Academy of Sciences Food and Nutrition Board Food Forum
item Nitrates and Nitrites in Foods and Botanical Dietary Supplements
item Nitrates and Nitrites in Foods and Botanical Dietary Supplements
item Nutrient data on watermelon rind and flesh for publication in the USDA Foundation Foods Database in FoodData Central (FDC)
item Nutrients of Public Health Importance in USDA Food Composition Data
item Personalized Nutrition and Healthy Aging
item Precision Nutrition for Health and Optimal Aging
item Purines in Foods and Dietary Supplements
item Rural Diet Diversity in New England
item Technology Development, Evaluation and Validation for the Detection and Characterization of Chemical Contaminants in Foods
item TeraHerz (THz) Raman and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) Characterization of Dietary Fiber
item The USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-2
item The USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-2
item The USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-3
item USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-2
item USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-2
item USDA Dietary Supplement Ingredients Program-2
item USDA FoodData Central Integration of the Child Nutrition Database
item USDA FoodData Central Optimization
item USDA FoodData Central: Integration of Food Science and Technology
item USDA-NIH/ODS, FDA Iodine Database and Special Interest Databases on Purines, Nitrates/Nitrites, Glucosinolates
item USDA-NIH/ODS, FDA Iodine Database and Special Interest Databases on Purines, Nitrates/Nitrites, Glucosinolates
item Using Deep Learning To Simulate Individual Responses In Cardiovascular Disease Risk To Different Dietary Patterns
item Validation and Commercialization of Innovative Processing Technologies
item Vitamin K in Foods and Dietary Supplements
item Vocabulary, Thesaurus and Ontology Development for USDA FoodData Central